Today is #WorldMosquitoDay!
Mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals in the 🌎🌍🌏 as they can transmit diseases such as:
🔸 Malaria
🔸 Dengue
🔸 Filariasis
🔸 Chikungunya
🔸 Zika
🔸 Yellow fever
🦟 borne diseases put the lives of billions at risk.
Today is #WorldMosquitoDay 🦟!
Over 600 000 people die from mosquito-borne malaria every year.
Sleeping 💤 under insecticide-treated nets is one of the most effective ways to prevent #malaria.
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WHO recommends broad use of the first malaria vaccine (RTS,S) among children living in #malaria endemic areas with moderate to high transmission. The life-saving vaccine has been shown to have high impact in real-life use - to significantly ↘️ severe malaria, & ↘️ child deaths.
Every minute ⏰ 1 child 👦🏾 dies from mosquito-borne #malaria.
The RTS,S vaccine has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives if rolled out widely.
#WorldMosquitoDay 🦟
Today is #WorldMosquitoDay 🦟!
Did you know that #YellowFever is vaccine preventable?
Find out more about this mosquito borne disease by listening to the @EYE_Strategy podcast.
#Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection, widespread throughout the tropics, with risk increased by:
🌧 rainfall
🌡 temperature
🏙 unplanned rapid urbanization
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Q: How do people catch #Zika❓
A: It is primarily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito of the genus 𝐴𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑠
Learn more:
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One 🔑 tool to prevent mosquito borne diseases like #dengue is vector control:
✅ Drain, wash & scrub water storage containers every week
✅ Get rid of these objects ⬇ from around the house and garden, when unused
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